shortcutter

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noun

A person who takes shortcuts.

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Meanings

nounshortcutter (plural shortcutters)

plural shortcutters

  1. A person who takes shortcuts.

    With all due respect to Aaron, every era seems to have had its legion of wrongdoers and shortcutters who used whatever science was available to get an edge.

    2009 July 31, William C. Rhoden, “Baseball Players’ Silence Led to Loud Drip of Names”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

Origin

From shortcut + -er.

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Translations

Finnish oikaisija
  • oikaisijaone who shortcuts
Cite this entry
APA

shortcutter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortcutter

MLA

“shortcutter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortcutter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shortcutter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortcutter.

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